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Spain battles to maintain vaccine trust

A recent survey has claimed that almost  a third of Spaniards (32%) would be happy to get a Covid-19 vaccine tomorrow. Another third would be favourable towards receiving a vaccine, but are worried about the adequacy of testing or being used…

Covid coming under control

Lanzarote and the Canaries continue to make promising progress in slowing down new coronavirus infection rates. However, with four deaths the total of fatalities on the islands has now reached 202. On the Canaries as a whole, the total…

Volcano Lady

Today is the feast day of Our Lady of the Volcanoes, the patron of Lanzarote. It's Lanzarote's principal public holiday, and still an important event despite the cancellation of this year's fiesta because of the Covid-19 pandemic.   Nuestra…

8th death as new cases slow down

A 60-year old man became the eighth victim of the coronavirus pandemic on Lanzarote yesterday. The man, who suffered from preexisting conditions, is the second victim of the virus in the second wave of the pandemic on the island. The…

Figures fall as 86 recover

As Lanzarote and the Canaries registered large increases in new cases over recent weeks, the fear was that many of those cases would deteriorate, involving hospitalisations and deaths. However, the amount of hospitalisations has remained…

UD Lanzarote’s new 20/21 kit

As the new season approaches, so does the 50th anniversary of UD Lanzarote. To commemorate this, the club which has worn the same kit for 3 seasons will be sporting a new kit that honours the anniversary. The new kits come in the home…

Cabildo welcomes approval for testing tourists

Cabildo president María Dolores Corujo has welcomed the decision of the Spanish government to authorise PCR tests on all tourists to the Canaries on their arrival and before they leave.  At a meeting with Lanzarote tourist professionals…

Back to school next Wednesday

The Canarian Government has decided to open all schools on the Canaries for the new academic year which begins next week. At a meeting yesterday, government spokesman Julio Pérez said “classes can begin safely, as the necessary measures…

Screening to locate Arrecife cases

The Canarian Health Council has identified 49 Covid-19 outbreaks on the Canaries, with 11 of them assigned to Lanzarote. Of the 49 Canarian outbreaks, 33 have arisen from family reunions; nine originate in the workplace, six have arisen…

UK “islands policy” offers way forward

Spain's Foreign Affairs Minister, Arancha González Laya, has said that Spain will open negotiations with the UK to reopen air bridges to the Canaries and Balearics following Mondays announcement of a new “islands policy” by the UK government. Currently, …